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QDevoted to the Social, Moral and Financial Interests of the Citizen of Alexander County and Western Carolina.
VOL. XII-NO. 576,-.
, Taylorsville, N. C. Wednesday, May 14, 1913,
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THE MOUNTAIN SGOUT.
Published every Wednesday, at Taylorsville, North Carolina.
J. P. BABINGTON, Editor and Publisher.
Watered at ihe Pool urtiee, lu Taylorsville, N. C, as. second olass mat-,
tcr, February ttth, iwol-under Act. of Couirre of March $,.1879, ,
- ANNOUNCEMENT
This paper will run a series of articles the coming year in this
space, one each week, designed to bring the merchant and the
newspaper into closer touch with each other, and with the definite
purpose of presenting veritable facts prepared for the merchant
who wants a better business. These articles are being prepared
under copyright by one who has for many years made a close study
of advertising from the stand point of the direct benefits to the
merchant. The articles wiH analyze step by step the great problem
of advertising a business.
Some of the subjects to be discussed are: Business boomers,
kinds of advertising, best advertising, cheapest advertising, why
" Advertise at all, how local merchants can Mil mail order business,
relation of newspaper advertising to other advertising, relation of
newspaper to advertiser, relation of newspaper to public, relation
of advertiser to progress of the town, relation of advertising and
salesmanship, selecting advertising medium, requisites of good ads,
difference in good and bad ads, difference in good and bad adver
tisers, the power in an ad, value of season advertising, valne of
display advertising, value of illustrated adverting,, honest ads 'and
honest goods, description in ads, etc., etc. These and other sub
jects will be handled in logical order. Later the articles will take
up each individual kind of business and show what advertising will
do for that business.
Keep your eye on this space and you will get something good,
short anp "hot off the griddle" each week. ;
AT HOME
I ABROAD
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GOODS BY PARCEL POST;
We are now filling mail orders
and delivering
;Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Cloth
ing, Shoes and Hats, .
at your door, by parcel Post all
charges prepaid.
We have a special line of shoes,
which others sell at $4,
which we will deliver ,
for only $3.75
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You will, find all our goods first class in every re
spect and mared down to the lowest prices.
Take advantage of Uncle Sam's. Parcel Post Ser
vice. Buy from, us. Get your ordenT filled
promptly and your goods delivered at just
what they would cost at the. store. '
Watch our advertisements for
Special Bargains. ,
The Baa Hive, -
. ' ' .Taylorsville, N. C. ' . '
Getting to he time to turn on
the electric fan and be happy,
If you are fond of jokes read
the Congressional record.
Turkey is learning to say Good
Night in all the, languages of
Europe.
You can always flatter a man
by telling him that his baby
looks like him.
Even your best friends seldom
lose much sleep worrying in your
behalf.
It requires two natures to get
rich one to make and the "other
to save. ' '
No, Cordelia, a soldier is not
entitled to a pension for being
half shot
Picking out vacation dates is
one of the easy things that it is
hardest of all to do.
The Colonel's two-cent lunch
suggests that the Armageddon
rations are all exhausted.
. Ty Cobb got his "rights," and
not a tew representatives are
studying up their batting average
If Secretary of the Navy
Daniels keeps on abolishing, he
may soon abolish the sea serpent
If a man is too proud to beg
and too honest to steal, what
business has he in politics?
Again has Tyrus Cobb respond
ed and saved his devoted country
by rallying to the national game.
Even President Wilson was
never photographed in the act of
signing a baseball contract as
was Tyrus Cobb, '
Surely between the "Land of
the Rising Sun" and the "Land
of Sunshine," there is something
common. .
Iceland is to be dry after this
year. Mr. Bryan would feel so
much at home with an embasa
dor from Iceland.
Science insists that Dr. Fried-
mann's turtle would be more
convincing if it did not wear a
price tag. ' .
Secretary Bryan will hardly be
annoyed if California cools off a
little before he gets busy at the
State Department
If the Knipp people, the Ger
man Gun Makers, get up a war,
they should be compelled to do
all the fighting.
With King Nicholas at the
front in the Fall of Scutari, we're
due to see some fine uncensored
films shortly.
'It is a mighty small man who
will hide behind a woman's
skirt" says an exchange. You
bet; if it is a hobble skirt -
Strawberries are selling at one
dollar a quart in Chicago Maybe
some of the Chicago working girls
have been trying to live on straw
berries.
Every one knbws more about
some things than he ought to
and less about the things he
should know than is best for
him. , : . 'i
L All the land held by Japanese
m California would not pay the
costs of a few minutes of real
war, which is civilization's most
expensive pastime. '
'We consume more sugar per
capita in America than any other
country on earth. Our predomi
nant characteristics a sweet
tooth and sweet women.
Senator Overman, who has
had a talk with the President on
the cotton schedule, finds him
not committed against amend
ments, probably along the lines
suggested and advocated in the
House by Congressman Webb.
Arizona's pending anti-alien
bill is certainly more radical
against alien land ownership
than California's, but it places
all aliens on the same footing.
California's pointedly discrimi
nates against the Japanese.
There's the rub.
A bill has been introduced in
the Pennsylvania assembly by a
Philadelphia member prohibiting
any person allowing any horse,
mule or ox to work more than
twelve hours a day in cities of the
first and second classes. Fine
and imprisonment are provided as
penalties for violation of the act,
There is no medicine known
that will cure consumption, and
those who patronize the firms or
individuals who advertise to cure
this disease not only squander
their money, but throw away
valuable time. Every consump
tion cure is worthless, and poten
tially dangerous. ;
BOONE NEWS.
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BffiONLYWOMANMASOM
BIOGRAPHY OF MRS. CATHERINE BABINGTON.'
Written by her youngest sou, a Master Mason and
member of Lee Lodge, No. 253, A. F. & A. M., Tay
lorsville, N. C. She was the only woman in the world
that ever received all the secrets of Blue Lodge masonry.
This book tells how she came into possession of the sec
rets and was obligated. Price, by mail, 25 cents. Ad
dress J. P. BAB1NGTON, TaylorPville, N. C. -
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Poverty has saved the Ilife of
many a young man who would
have bought himself a shotgun
or a sailljoat - if he Jtnad the
money. Chicago News.
If the Democratic Administra
tion will put a man at the head
of the weather Bureau who will
not work in conflict with the
lT.i I'M schedule, -all will be
The Appalachian Training
School closed its Spring Term on
Friday, May 2. The exercises
were out of the ordinary, even
for this great School, but were
exceedingly interesting. Instead
of the usual exercises and speak
ers, the practical results of the
actual school work were display
ed in the various departments.'
In the Domestic Science De
partment foods prepared by the
students, and garments made by
them were on exhibit, the Art
exhibit would have done credit
to a college.
In the Business and other de
partments the actual work done
on class and examinations was
shown. This display showed
the work done in this" School to
be of the highest order. . . ,
The day closed with exercises
by the Musical . Department,
which were greatly enjoyed by
the large crowd present.
All agreed that it was onejof
the most fitting and successful
closings that the school has had.
The Summer Term will open
Tuesday, June 3, and. continue
six weeks. The purpose of this
term is primarily the" training of
teacherstogether with making
up back work, and even up so as
toi; be Ifable.tolKenterlaclasses
reeularly.!t3
IJThisIisIanlideal placejto spend
the summer. Six weeks work
herewill refreshTyouFmore than
ajmonth's rest in the low country.
Pound a dure Ar Rnennatiim.
"I suffered with rheumatism for two yean
and could not get my right hand to my
month for that length of time," writes Leo
L. Chapman, Mapleton, Iowa. "I suffered
terrible pain so I could not sleep or lie still
at night. Five years ago I began using
Chamberlain's Liniment and in two months
I was well and have not suffered with rheu
mutism since." tor sale by all aeaiei
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I THE WATTS COMPANY
We have on display the largest
and upto date line of GENERAL
MERCHANDISE seen in agen
eral Store in Taylorsville.
Miffisiery
If you are looking for anything
in the Millinery line come to see -us.
We are prepared to suit
you in style, quality and price.
Shoes
We have one lot of ladies and
children's shoes to close out at
a bargain.
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